Rabbi Leonardo Bitran came to Congregation Agudas Achim in August 2003. Before that, he served for 11 years as rabbi at Congregation Shaarey Zedek-B'nai Israel Center in West Bloomfield, MI, in the Detroit area. He has served on the Executive Board of the World Council of Conservative/Masorti Synagogues, and he is a Past President of the Michigan Rabbinical Assembly.

Originally from Chile, Rabbi Bitran was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1992. He has a Master's Degree in Hebrew Letters with a major in Talmud and Rabbinics, and he received his M.A. in Economics at the University of Chile. Rabbi Bitran and his wife, Silvana, have two young children, Ethan
and Lara.

Email: rabbib@agudas-achim.org




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